Syracuse University faculty, staff and current students will welcome potential graduate students interested in Falk College graduate studies in child and family studies, food studies, public health, marriage and family therapy, nutrition science, social work and sport management during its Graduate Program Information Session on Friday, November 4, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Grant Auditorium in White Hall, part of the Falk College Complex. The presentation will provide detailed information on Falk College graduate programs in: Child and Family Studies M.A., M.S., Ph.D. Marriage and Family Therapy M.A., Ph.D. Addiction Studies M.A. Food Studies M.S. Global Health M.S.…
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York recently awarded a $24,942 grant to the trauma intervention project, Maternal Child Health Spot Booster, led by Syracuse University’s Falk College Trauma-Informed Scholars in partnership with the Syracuse Trauma Response Team (TRT). The proposed sustainable intervention strategy aims to help preschoolers in the areas of the Syracuse community most affected by violence and the resulting trauma. Starting this fall, the research team will train Head Start teaching staff and bring mindful yoga intervention to 4- and 5-year-old classrooms at Merrick Head Start, part of the Syracuse City School District and Onondaga…
Amy Speach | Syracuse University Magazine | Summer 2016 | Vol 33 | No. 2 Growing up in South Korea as the eldest child in a family that held education in high regard, Professor Eunjoo Jung got an early start on her career as a child development specialist by helping her younger siblings succeed academically. Her professional interest in the study of educational environment began in earnest years later at the Korea Institute for Research and Behavioral Sciences in Seoul, where she conducted research and counseled children from challenged backgrounds. “I observed firsthand how academically intensive school curricula and punitive teaching…
After years of dedicated practice, Syracuse University student-athlete Alyssa Manley has achieved what most young athletes only dream of: becoming an Olympian. This year, Manley is representing the red, white and blue—and the orange—as she competes with the U.S. woman’s national field hockey team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In addition to her commitment as an athlete, Manley also excels as a Falk College student in child and family studies. Manley started playing field hockey in 2008 and was appointed to the U.S. women’s national team last year. Although the Olympics are her biggest opportunity…
by Rachel Linsner During my first year of graduate school, I became interested in the experiences of military personnel and their families. In the summer of 2014, I worked as an intern at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS), a part of the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress responds to the psychological outcomes of traumatic events, including war, natural disasters, and terrorism. While at CSTS, I worked closely with Dr. James McCarroll, a retired Army psychologist. McCarroll conducts research on mortuary affairs…
Big ideas beget new pedagogy. In this case the idea is mindfulness, and the course is Mindfulness in Children and Youth, taught by Rachel Razza, associate professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies. In the course description, Razza offers this portrayal of mindfulness from Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of The Mindful Child: “Mindfulness is a refined process of attention that allows children to see the world through a lens of attention, balance and compassion. When children learn to look at the world with attention, balance and compassion, they soon learn to be in the world with attention, balance…
Understanding the connection between healthy decision making in college and lifestyle choices after graduation has always interested Jonathan Gibralter G’96. As a Ph.D. student in child and family studies, he explored the relationship between college lifestyles and a person’s future life course. Might a 1970s graduate live a more liberal lifestyle than graduates from the 1980s or 1990s? His research concluded a person’s decade of graduation did not impact future lifestyle decisions. Today, his thorough understanding of human development provides a foundation critical in his role as the 19th president of Wells College. Gibralter is recognized nationally as an expert…
Educator, former CFS department chair, who helped pave way for Head Start Retired professor of child and family studies Bettye Caldwell passed away on April 17. Her work in the 1960s at the Children’s Center of Syracuse provided the foundation for what became one of the most important components of the Great Society programs known today as Head Start. Professor Caldwell, who chaired the Department of Child and Family Studies, worked for more than five decades in comprehensive early childhood development programming primarily serving low-income preschool-age children and their families. During this time, she worked closely with Dr. Julius Richmond,…
The 7th Annual Mini-Conference on Play, Early Childhood Development, and Education, sponsored by the Department of Child and Family Studies, Falk College, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, and Elementary Education, College of Education, Bloomsburg University will be held on April 28-29, 2016 at the College of Education, Bloomsburg University. This year’s topic is “Pancultural Perspectives on Play.” The annual conference is a joint effort among Syracuse University, The Pennsylvania State University, and Bloomsburg University. It emphasizes the promotion of developmentally and culturally appropriate practices in early childhood development and education by highlighting the…
The child and family studies programs at Syracuse University date back to 1928, with many significant historical moments and milestones. From holding the longest federally funded Early Intervention Grant to important collaborative partnerships, including the Inclusive Early Childhood Special Education degree developed in conjunction with the SU School of Education, CFS history includes many highlights key to Falk College history.
